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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-06
The Sale of a Wife.

New PHILADELPHIA, o., June 30-Abont
two years ago prominent young man of
Lockport, a small place a half mile south OF
here married pretty young lady OF this
place a neighbor a young man OF consid-
cradle property, often noticed the charming
woman next door, and the oftener he saw
her the more he liked her Matters stopped
not here. The opulent neighbor went a
step further, and fell in love. II is presumed
that the pretty wife was not averse Ia admi-
ration and threw out some encouragement
to her hopeless lover. At any rate said
hopeless suitor summed up courage to ap-
proach the husband and offer 5000 for his
wife. At first the offer was seornef then IT
was considered, and at last embraced. Wives
were TO be had for the asking, but 5000 was
accumulated only after long and ardent WOO
ing. So the transfer was made amid mutual
congratulations The lucky manor uii-
lucky man, as the case may be-immedia'e-
ly took precautions against any remorse on
the part of the self-made widower, and car
ried his $500 wife TO the far west. The hus-
band now regrets his action, and is trying To
get his spouse back again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-06

I.irrLg Rock. Ark, July LA singular
and bloody drama Was enasted yesterday,
some miles Beyond Cherokce town, cherokee
Nation. John coody, who has been living
IN Stone county, Ark. for five months past,
fell in love will, Elizabeth Lumpkiii, da'lgh-
ter of his employer The parents and broth-
ers Of the lady opposed his attentions and
threatened tooly with personal violence
unless he drsisled This Cody not oI,ly re-
fused to do bat persuaded the girl 10 elope
with him As soon at the high, was dis
covered, the fitl,er aud two brothers of the
girl artning themselves, started iu pursuit.
They followed he couple across the Arkan-
sas border into Indian Territory. The chase
was continued without intermission for sew
eral days. pursued and pursuers passing
through the Cherokee Choctaw and Semi
mole nations.
The lovers were finally overt;ikcn in the
interior OF the Chicktsaw country The
oldest of the Lumpkin boys. riding in ad-
vance. discovered the fugitiycs aud began
firing. His sister begged him to spare
Coody, bur to her entreaties he paid no at
tention. coody then returned the fire, and
the boy fell from his horse, fatally wound
ed The father and younger brother hasten.
ed to the scene and shot several times al
Coody, mortalIy wounding him, despite the
efforts of the girl to save him. The Lump
kins formerly lived ner Springfield. Coody
was born in New Jersey. The girl is very
pretty and about twenty years of age
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EvitIons Rem ewed At Natrona.


PirrsKURG. June 29.-Sheriif Gray, OF this
county, with force ofdeputies continued the
evictions at Natrona To-day. The officers
were followed by procession twice as large
as that of yesterday Some of the parao'ers
carried flags and treated each eyicted family
To drum serenade. All sorts of vile epi-
whose names was obtained by the strikers.
Several more deputies had pepper thrown
into their eyes and were compelled TO sus-
pend operations. The townspeople are bit
ter and one landlord. whose sympathies are
with the strikers, compelled q tenant who is
a non-union man to vacate his house. The
Catholic priest has granted the eyicted FAM
lilies permission To build huts ON church
property. One gentleman went to the
neighboring town of farentum and pur-
chased lumber with which he will construct
temporary homes for at least two families.
The strike has been in progress eleven weeks
and ii is said THAI the Pennsylvania Salt
Company has suffered great losses.
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Prohibition Movement.

FoRr WORTH Tex, July 2.-The State
Prohibition barbecue was well attended here
yesterday by delegations from one-third of
the counties in the State 1t Is estimated
that there were 1900 people on the grounds
The platform adopted at Waco was indorsed
A resolution was adopted declaring we
view with alarm the attempt of foreign brew
ers and distillers to corrupt free Texas
election A campaign fund Of S2500 was
raised The following well known politi-
clans offered their time from now until Au-
gust for the Prohibition cause Ex-Sena-
tor Maxey, Congrcssmen Lanham and Col-
berson. Lieutenant Governor Martin. Ex-
Congressman Herndon and fifteen State
Senators and Representatives. The Proh-
bitionists are enthusiastic and are making
claims of carrying the State The opponents
of Prohibition are not so noisy but are equal
ly Us sanguiBe The vote on the question in
northern Texas will be close,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-06
Acave Of Horrors.

NAsHvILLs. TESS, june 50--'Ihe People
Of this section areexcited over sr ghastiy dis
coyery near CookyilIe, situated on what was
known may years ago as the Kentucky Stock
Road, which al thai time was the principal
highway for traders between Kentucky and
Georgia or South Carolina.
Stopping places OH the road were few and
far between. and many men returning after
selling their stock never reached home
some years aga skeleton was found at
the entrance to a cave near cookyille, ana a
few days ago a party concluded to explore
the cave Back on the mountain side, about
onc-half mile one of the notorious stopping
places on the old road, the entrance 90 the
cave was found. A hole something like a
well. going straight down some thirty five
feet, was first passed through, and then the
cave opened into large caverns, with down
ward course under the mountains,
Al the bottom of the shaft the party found
human bones and with little digging IN
the dirt that had accumulated at this point
uneartiIed about sixty skeletons Of men who
had been murdered and thrown down this
hole. Some skulls were found with bullet
holes through them, others being mashed
with All axe or orther Instruments OF that
kind.
Old citizens now living in this vicinity say
that the keepers Of these dens would keep
track Of the travellers when they passed
through with stock. and ON their return they
would be almost certain to disappear. There
is another cave twenty miles from cookyille
near one OF the old inns. and an exploration
! Of Il will be made also.
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A Horse s Ride.

just after the through cattle train, which
stops at the tower west of town To LEI the
fast line east pass, had pulled out, one of the
valuable horses which are being shipped by
Pittsburgh party to a man in the East,
was found wandering around ON the track
just east of the freight depot. The train was
stopping at the Y and a couple of men sent
back TO capture it, which they succeeded in
doing and took il down the track TO the
train. They were not able, however, 10 put
the horse on at the y, and were compelled
to back the train up to the freight depot and
take the horse around by way of West Otter
man street. II seems that when the cars
were loaded at East Liberty, this horse in
stead of going into the car i'll some way got
between the ears and rode. to this place be-
tween the bumpers, and when the train stop
ped at the tower, jumped off. The train was
delayed about an hour in getting the horse
on again.-Gree Press
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A Generous Senator.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Record referring to the fact that
the poor children of that city seldom have a
day in the woods, tells thus ofhow 1900 of
them are going TO have a glorious time on
the 4th OF July through the kindness OF
Pennsylvania senior Senator:
We have the best dining club in the Uni
ted States, which gives two or three thousand
of the poor children of the city big dinner
at Christmas time but we have no Fresh
Air Fund - nor any other organization for
getting the poor children out of city in the
summer time. The Children's Country
Home ought be excepted. for il does take care
of few in this way, but they are few COM
pared with the number who would liketo go.
Senator James Donald Cameron, knowing
all this made arrangements before he went
away to give 1900 of the poorer children OF
Washington grand good time on the Fourth
of July out ON a farm which he has recently
purchased as an investment. just north OF
the city. He has arranged to have them Ia
ken out in wagons dined and lunched, and
branoi,f home amin after they shall have
tiinl sight to see that picnic--one that would
we'll repay the Senator for u special trip 10
Washington
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Mr.. Powderly's Views on Temper
anCe.

General Master Workman Powderly has
just issued a circular letter entitled The
Justice of My Position, in which he dis
cusses many features ofthe Order which are
being criticised AT present. He treats of the
temperance question fully, which he admits
is one of his hobbies, and draws a striking
contrast between the S6000e1 which work
ingmen have contributed during the last nine
years for the support of the Order and the
hundreds of millions of dollars which
have been spent for liquor in the same
period. In the one case the money spent
was TO upiift humanity, and in the other TO
degrade it. In explaining his attitude on
this question Mr.. Powderly says: If | car
ed more for the praise and appreciation of
labors enemies than do for the interest of
labor would remain silent. The man who
remains neutral while his friend is in the
grasp of the enemy, or while his friend is in
danger, is a coward at heart and does not de-
serve the name of man or friend. | would
10 educate workingmen that they would new
er enter "A saloon. Then the money saved
from rum and rumholes would 20 to pur-
chase necessaries, aud such an increased
stimulus would be given to trade that the
rnmseiler could return 10 an honest way of
making a living
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-06
Man and Wife Semitic Jail.

ALLENrowN. Pa, June ;}0.--George Steck-
line and wife. religious fanatics. are in Al
lentown Jail, charged with slander Steck-
line refused to enter BAIL and posed as 4
martyr. When Warden HenniDger took
Mrs Steckline to a cell she insisted upon
walking around the stairway leading 10 the
upper tier seven times before being locked
up, and she was permitted TO do so. She is
the woman who on Easter presented the
officiating clergyman in the Evangelical
church with two colored eggs. and on Whit
Sunday gave Rev. Joseph Specht pastor of
the church, agoose and express wagon while
the services were in progress. A commits
sion in lunacy was appointed this morning
and Mrs. Steckline will probably be sent to
the asylum at Norristown. She and her
husband are deranged, and, on account of
their peculiar religious ideas. have had fire.
quent quarrels with their neighbors.
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Curious Origin of a Fire.

BRocKToy, Mass, June 30.-An old-filsh-
ioned' two-story house, owned by Alexander
Willard, in Cochessett, was set on fire in a
peculiar manner to-day. Mrs. Willard wash
ed number of milk pans in the morning
and placed them on bench near the house.
As the sun rose higher, its rays, striking the
pans, acted as lens concenting intense heat
ON the dried and tinderlke clapboards of the
house
A neighbor who called ON Mrs Willard
warned her of the danger of fire from such a
cause, but she laughed at him Just after
he ieft, the old boards broke into flames, and
the house was in ashes very soon after.
Nothing was saved. The house was erected
l3o years ago, and was insured.
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Nearly the ku KIux.

CHAHLEsroN. = G., July 1.-The reports
tclegraphed over the county regarding fpr
probability Of war Of races IN GreenvilIe
county are resolved down To the violent sup
preston of the coiored labor organizations Of
that neighborhood by the white DenIocratic
cavalry companies. In May several eolored
clubs of the Cooperative Workers OF Aneri-
ca were founded IN Fairsiew, and when the
white people heard of their secret meetings
they cndeavored % pry into the mysteries Of
the organization. The colorri men thought
they had perfect right to their peaceful as
to come in behind their closed doors Then
some Of the foolish young white men of the
vicinity talked about forcing AN entrance
and threw a few women into panic by thei
sanguinary talk
Yesterday mass meeting of whites was
held at fairyiew Church, and squad Of
mounted and armed men was sent To the
residence of the secretary of the nearest club.
This official, peaceable colored man, was
forced at the point of the pistol to surrender
the list of membership, which included sew
enfeen men. Other squads of cavalry were
dispatched after each of the seventeen and
they were dragged before the meeting at the
church, where court was organized on the
lynch-law plan to try them. The most that
any of the prisoners could confess to was
that they were members of the society and
that at some indefinite time in the future
they expected to strike for as lucrative wages
as 81 day for farm labor. They all denied
the accusations of the bull-dozers that the so
ciety contemplated any evil designs against
| the landlords or any other white people.
| The illegal court could find no oiiense for
which to whip or hang them, and according
| ly they were sent home with a warning that
the white people would not allow them TO
form any secret organization. They de
parted and the meeting adjourned with an
| exchange of congratulations.
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Pension office Statement.

WAsHINGroN, July "A statement pre-
pared at the Pension Office shows that dur
ing the last fiscal year there were issued li2,-
$50 pension certificates.
OF this number IS, 1874 were original eases,
S,455 were Mexican war claims under the
act of January 18th, 1887; l003o were am
putation eases under the act of August 9th,
1sS6, and 32.l0s were increase cases. The
remainder were reissue, 6 restoration" or
accrued claims
This showing is said To be the best ever
made by the Office. In 1866. with the proofs
of disability in nearly all cases practically ut
hand, there We're 50,l27 original allowances
made: this was the best record up to this
year.
The statement is also made that there is
not a case in the Pension Office that has not
been overhauled during the last year and
the proper steps taken to advance il towards
settlement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-06
Chicago Crank.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-A circular receiy-
ed at the Navy Department from Chicago
man announces that he has solved the prob
lem of erial navigation, and is about to
build great air ship with which he will
start on June of next year on a voyage OF
discovery TO the North Pole, He estimates
that months time will suffice for the yoy-
age allowing ten days or two weeks for seien-
.fic observations of Arctic phenomena. The
ship will carry 200 persons and travel at
speed Of 20 miles an hour.
The inventor undertakes To carry with him
representatives of the press and scientists.
The essential feature of the discovery con-
sists Of great cylinder built Of thin plates OF
steel. to which the passenger car is attached.
For aseensional force, instead of gas, par
tial vacuum is used, and eight exhausting
screw propelers driven by electric secondary
batteries nropei the craft.
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Five Years Dumb .

PAREERsBuHe. w. Va, July Five years
ago Lydia James, from disease. lost the pow
er ofspeech and soon after became so insane
that she had TO be taken TO the asylum.
Since that time. until last pight. she has not
been able TO speak aword. While ont walk
ing last night she suddenly became furious.
ieaping upon her female attendant, biting
her ON the arm and shaking her until she
was powerless. During her paroxysm of
rage her power of speech was fully restored
and she uttered many expressions as distinct
as they were violent. She continued her
abuse OF her attendant until by main force
several men carried her back to her ward.
Since her display Of rage her speech is as
good as ever, though her insanity is increas-
ed the attendant is in a critical condition.
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Ira de Dollar Redemption.

New YORK, J June 29-The time for the re-
demption of trade dollars will expire ON
September 3, after which date the coin will
be good only as bullion, or will be worth
less than seventy-fve cents.
Since March 4, when redemption was be-
gun by the government there has been re-
ceived ut the L. 5. sub-treasury at New
York $3307, 600 which have been redeemed
at par Very nearly the same number have
been received at the other designated depos-
itories, making total altogether of less than
S7,0o0,O00. Even this number seems practi
cally 10 have exhausted the supply, for only
4 very few are now coming in. Ii is suppos-
ed that all the remainder of the $4,000 900
and more that were all coined by the gov
ernment have passed out of existence as
coins. and have been melted up both here
and in China.
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The Western Drought.

CHIcAeo June 30.-Yesteriay s local show
ers gave q ray of hope to the farmers of the
Northwest, but the benefit received from
them was almost too small TO be estimated.
The country is burning up under blazing
sun. No such drought as now prevails has
existed in this section of country for many
years The roads are ankle deep with dust I;
the pastures are brown, and the leaves on
forests and shade trees are shriveled up, and
each hot breath of air from the cloudless ho :
rizon drives them away in showers
Creeks have run dry and the water in the
larger streams is at lower stage than was
ever known before Many wells have been
pumped dry, and in some cases water for
family use has to be carried one or two miles
There has not been soaking rain in Wis
consin and Illinois since March, Two show
ers in April. one each in May and June had
but temporary effect on crops. Unless n
heavy rain comes speedily, all kinds of grain
will be well-nigh destroyed Stunted yellow
spears, bending disconsolalely over beds of
dust are the only evidences that the farmer
saved any corn this year. The leaves of the
fruit trees are falling of, and the fruit, which
promised TO be plenty, is wrinkled and dried
to the stem. Raspberry bushes look as
though they were producing crop of shot,
50 infinitely small and hard are the berries
The drought has become so terrible that
public prayers are being offered for rain
Fences along the country roads and the dead
walls of the villages are plastered with huge
yellow and red bills calling for special servi-
ces at the district school houses and churches
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/. knights Of the Switch" " in Ohio.

WINCHESTER, o., Jdne 50.-The Z" Knights
of the Switch. 20 the number Of twenty
went to the house OF a woman named Mar
tin, in Jefferson township, last night, and
demanded admittance Upon being refused
they promptly battered down the door Two
men who were inside made some show of
resistance and several shots were exchanged
without injury being done, before the
Knights overpowered the inmates. Mrs.
Martin aud her daughter Lilly werc then
dragged from bed, stripped tied TO the door
frame, and whipped with hickory swiiches
until they were unconscious and their bodies
shocking masses OF bruises and bleeding
flesh. Mrs. Martin was the first 10 revive.
and was told that If She did not leave the
county within .wenty-iour hours She and her
daughter would be killed The men. who
were married farmers living in the vicin iiy
were dismissed with the admonition that if
they were again found IN house of Hire
puie they, too, would be killed The knights
then rode oft
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insanity of a Brave Veteran.

PIrrsBuRe, June 20 AT the battle of Cham
cellorsyille there was a call for a volunteer 10
prooeei to a dangerous point and ascertain
whether il was Confederate or Union troops
in ambush. Joseph Glyon, private in Gen
eral Sickles's brigade, sifened his services
and procured the desired information at the
risk of his life. The men in ambush gere
Confederates, and when they discovered
Glyon opened heavy fire on him. He
escaped. and Congress aftcrward voted him
a geld medal
Glyon. WHO'S now sixty years old.and lives
in this city, last night attempted To kill
his wife aud two children. Armed with
hatchet he entered the room in which his
family was sleeping. Fortunately his wife
awoke, and seizing her children managed to
escape from home. They were not pursued.
and to-day Glyon was arrested. He will be
taken TO Dixmont Hospital for the Insane.
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CLEvsLaxp. June y. Pat Hanley, Bill
Harrington and man named Morgan were
arrested in Alphena, Michigan, yesterday by
Sheriff Lynch and a posse. Sheriff Lynch
was shot in the leg They are three Of the
four robbers who rescued McMunn, their
leader. at Rayenna, Ohio, while he was be-
ing brought from Pittsburgh TO Cleveland by
Captain Hoehn and Detective Huiiigan
The fight was desperate one and Hnlligan
was so badly injured that he died Si6,vu
reward was offered for the capture OF the
gang and the police all over the country
were requested TO keep on a lookout for the
murderers.
For the past month Captain Hoehn has
been AT work in the locality of Alphena.
The police of this city had received reliable
information that the murderers were hiding
in the woods of Northern Michigan and that
they had made Alphena their headquarters.
Captain Hoehn visited Alphena, but found
To his sorrow that the criminals had flown.
The officials of A1phenawere given the fullest
description of the men, in addition TO their
photographs Yesterday afternoon superin-
tendent Schmitt received a telegram from
Sheriff Lynch stating that the murderers
were in the vicinity of Alphena. The Chief
and Captain Hoehn and McHannan held
consultation in the Superintendent's office
1t was decided that the best plan was to have
Captain Hoehn and Detective Reeves go TO
Aiphena at once.
Captain McHannan, Chief of Detectives,
was elated over the telegrams which had
been received. He said that the case had
appeared very bright for the past few days.
Sheriff Lynch was in Cleveland on Saturday
and his description of the Alphena gang tai
( lied'with that of the murderers of Hulligan.
! Yesterday he telegraphed that the men had
returned to Alphena and at S o'clock last
night he was wired TO organize posse and
capture them.
Captain McHannan is positive that the
/ right men have been captured and the neces-
airy requisition papers will be secured at
( once. The captain is almost positive that
one of the prisoners is not Hanley, but Mat
| thew Kennedy, alias McMann. II is his
opinion that Hanley has cut loose from the
gang and that Kennedy and Morgan are
travelling together An officer was sent Ia
Columbus on the first tram this morning al
ter requsition papers. The murderers ol
Hulligan were indicted by the grand jury OF
Portage county. for murder in the frs, degree
Superintendent Schmitt sent telegram to
Hoehn and Reeves, at Detroit, and one Il
Sheriff Lynch, at Alphena, 10 hold the prs
oners At any cost.
McMunn was arrested in Pittsburgh II
February last for an extensive fur robbery
committed in this city, and it was while be
ing brought here that he was rescued by
confederates, and Hulligan, To whom he wa
handcufied, was killed.